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Under the Same Moon (2008)
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Reviews Counted:88
Fresh:64
Rotten:24
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: If Under the Same Moon is often manipulative, it is also heartfelt, and features strong performances from its leads.
Theatrical Release:Mar 19, 2008 Limited
Box Office: $12,507,834
Synopsis: Director Patricia Riggen delivers a heartwarming debut with UNDER THE SAME MOON. The story of the enduring bond between mother and son, the film stars Kate del Castillo as Rosario, a mother... [More]
Starring: America Ferrera, Adrian Alonso, Jesse Garcia, Kate Del Castillo
Director: Patricia Riggen
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Reviews for Under the Same Moon
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Under the Same Moon puts a human face on illegal immigration. More than that, it gives it a human heart. Full Review |
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Some plot twists and encounters go beyond broad brushstrokes for complex characterizations to make corny seem meaningful. Cast and music add richness beyond the predictable. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Its parallel stories of two lost souls seeking each other across geographical divides is never more than one small step away from mawkishness and cliché, and oftentimes less. But as a sociological study, it’s fascinating. Full Review |
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The argument of Under the Same Moon isn't news to anyone living near the border, but it does present the migrants' problems well and poignantly. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Patricia Riggen's feature debut proves that the terms crowd-pleaser and social-issue movie can apply to the same film. Full Review |
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I did dab my eyes several times as I exited the theater. Full Review |
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the type of facile representations offered by the film do little to address the real issues at hand. Full Review |
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I could pick apart the simplicities and unlikelinesses and inconsistencies of the overall tale, but that will never trump the enormous lump in my throat I was left with by the film’s end. Full Review |
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3/4 |
This is a sweet, charming movie. Full Review |
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There are only three types of [legal] U.S. citizens in the film: cartoonish rich elitists, drug addicts, and whiny young Chicanos who've shunned their Mexican heritage. Full Review |
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3/4 |
It's a movie guaranteed to leave you at the end with tears in your eyes and a big smile on your face. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
Thoroughly watchable with flashes of inspired filmmaking, and it has a sincerity that, even when wrong headed, cannot be denied. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
A beautifully rendered, unforgettable story of the invincible bond between a mother and son. Full Review |
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3/4 |
The film is a romanticized, effectively personal and emotionally heightened story. Full Review |
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3/4 |
What's stuck with me aren't the film's flaws but the success of its mission: It puts a real human face -- many human faces, in fact -- on a problem that many politicians would prefer to represent with a racist caricature. Full Review |
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It's a bit of a guilty pleasure, with its formulas and its sap, but if it can get Lou Dobbs reaching for that Kleenex, it will have done its job. Full Review |
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If a few scenes are a bit stiff, some of the cast a little too telenovela photogenic, the leads' stubborn, yearning performances build just enough of a melodrama to soften the film's tough realism and earn a hopeful ending. Full Review |
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